Cat. No. 654/II, variant 1
The Bad Mother
- State/Variant:
- State II of III, variant
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Faces & Portraits, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with pink watercolor, red and black ink, and pencil additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 7/8 x 9 15/16" (30.1 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 15 x 10 1/2" (38.1 x 26.7 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil.
- Inscription:
- Verso: "the Ring" center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state III.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, by burnishing: back of head partially removed.
Changes from state I, in drypoint: hair, ring, and contour lines on breast added. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1488.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY